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by Josh
30 Jan 2024, 19:34
Forum: The Stranglers MKV (2021-)
Topic: 50th Anniversary Setlist?
Replies: 856
Views: 860692

Re: 50th Anniversary Setlist?

Where do you stop Public Image without John Lydon, Killing Joke without Jaz Coleman, The Banshees without Siouxsie Sioux, Fingers without Jake Burns how about lets change and have a new Elvis Presley if its got the blessing of The Elvis Presley Estate. Where do you stop ? and if you are a Strangler...
by Josh
24 Jan 2024, 07:59
Forum: The Stranglers MKV (2021-)
Topic: 50th Anniversary Setlist?
Replies: 856
Views: 860692

Re: 50th Anniversary Setlist?

The Baz one sounds like some guy in a tribute band talking about how great the original band were Which is pretty much the case 8) I'm very confused... ok so John says that he's very proud of Golden Brown but if I remember correctly he didn't even play bass on the original recording because he desp...
by Josh
23 Jan 2024, 21:41
Forum: The Stranglers MKV (2021-)
Topic: 50th Anniversary Setlist?
Replies: 856
Views: 860692

Re: 50th Anniversary Setlist?

I see Baz talking in the Bristol Live in the what's on talking about the tour...saying they still get on and when they don't then it's time to stop. https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife/stranglers-celebrating-50-years-frontman-9038898?fbclid=IwAR3CuJBk8sha2rOyqtC5O7ZYjQyxLmbU79erM...
by Josh
19 Jan 2024, 13:58
Forum: Other Bands
Topic: The Clash (The most overated band ever)
Replies: 143
Views: 14159

Re: The Clash (The most overated band ever)

jetblacksdad wrote: 19 Jan 2024, 13:32 REM

Over rated bollocks to these ears
Early stuff is good. Murmur and Reckoning are two solid albums imo
by Josh
16 Jan 2024, 12:12
Forum: The Stranglers MKV (2021-)
Topic: 50th Anniversary Setlist?
Replies: 856
Views: 860692

Re: 50th Anniversary Setlist?

marky wrote: 16 Jan 2024, 08:13 So long as they don’t play ghost train
More likely to see Hugh playing that one.
by Josh
12 Jan 2024, 18:55
Forum: General Other stuff
Topic: Rip Anne Nightingale
Replies: 2
Views: 21842

Re: Rip Anne Nightingale

Yep, seconded Kudu. RIP
by Josh
07 Jan 2024, 11:03
Forum: The Stranglers MKV (2021-)
Topic: Strangler in the light
Replies: 583
Views: 706066

Re: Strangler in the light

jason wrote: 07 Jan 2024, 08:40 JJ hasn't done anything wrong though with keeping the band going. Hugh left and Jet and Dave have sadly passed so he has just pulled in necessary replacements. I'm grateful he has kept the band going. I have also really enjoyed Hugh's solo career.
Seconded.
by Josh
29 Dec 2023, 10:30
Forum: The Stranglers MKV (2021-)
Topic: Strangler in the light
Replies: 583
Views: 706066

Re: Strangler in the light

I haven't unboxed my copy yet. If it's more of the same from JJ though, it doesn't sound like I'm missing much.
by Josh
29 Oct 2023, 05:32
Forum: The Stranglers MKV (2021-)
Topic: Strangler in the light
Replies: 583
Views: 706066

Re: Strangler in the light

Paul Roberts, John Ellis and Baz Warne are in the Stranglers because that's all they can or could do Ellis was also rather successful in The Vibrators and as a member of Peter Gabriel and Peter Hammill's bands. Paul is trying to make a living being solo and from what i can see there is nothing happ...
by Josh
08 Oct 2023, 13:47
Forum: Other Bands
Topic: Gang of Four
Replies: 4
Views: 1597

Re: Gang of Four

Saw them in Edinburgh last Sunday, loved it!
by Josh
16 Sep 2023, 07:51
Forum: Other Bands
Topic: The most 80s sounding album
Replies: 17
Views: 5272

Re: The most 80s sounding album

parasiteinblack wrote: 15 Sep 2023, 22:55 Remember the drum track on Feline is Jet playing a Simmons kit and not a drum machine. He is actually playing those parts in the studio.
Took a long while for me to warm up to but I wouldn't have it any other way now, it's very distinctive and striking.
Agreed, it works well